From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 21 02:41:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02DD716A402 for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:41:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9449643D45 for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:41:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 29636 invoked from network); 21 Apr 2006 12:41:31 +1000 Received: from 124-168-20-210.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (124.168.20.210) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 21 Apr 2006 12:41:31 +1000 Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:41:27 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Kevin Kinsey Message-ID: <20060421124127.3309551b@localhost> In-Reply-To: <444820AD.8040907@daleco.biz> References: <20060420060136.22722.qmail@web51610.mail.yahoo.com> <44474B50.3090004@infracaninophile.co.uk> <444820AD.8040907@daleco.biz> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.1.0 (GTK+ 2.8.17; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Mark Jayson Alvarez Subject: Re: bsdcertification.org vs bsdcertification.com (which is which??) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:41:32 -0000 On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:00:45 -0500 Kevin Kinsey wrote: > Matthew Seaman wrote: > > >Mark Jayson Alvarez wrote: > > > > > >>Anyone here who are interested in taking up bsd certifications?? somewhat yes. by far more interested in this than being yet another MSC* , or even RHCE >> the > >>bsdcertification.org says they are not affiliated with > >>bsdcertication.com. I'm confused which one should I pick?? Any idea? > >>I am particularly interested in having a FreeBSD certification.. > >> > >> > > > >Well, let me put it this way: bsdcertification.org is run by a number of > >people well known in the *BSD world as making a valuable contribution to > >{Free,Open,Net,Dragonfly}BSD and others. indeed. The BSDCert mailing list is quite active - take a look at the archives for an idea of where the team is at (lots of surveys, documentation, etc being put together.) - lot of brain power put to use on the subject of what makes a good BSD admin / user and how to proper validate it, so the cert is actually indicative of the knowledge/experience. > The other site you mention, "bsdcertification.com" is run by > Jared Barneck, according to whois. His home page is > at http://www.rhyous.com/. In 4+ years in FreeBSD, I've > not heard of Jared; that is not to say he should be disqualified > from consideration---it's possible that he runs a fine program. same here... not a name that i recognise - which doesn't mean he doesn't know his stuff. B